These massive turbines were to be located 10 kilometres offshore at depths of around 30 to 60 metres. He also made the unexpected decision to reject Alinta Energy’s plan to construct a cluster of offshore windmills near Warrnambool in western Victoria to provide up to 1000 megawatts of power, including to the local aluminium smelter at Portland. It’s now clear that the target of an additional 10,000 kilometres of transmission lines won’t be achieved by 2030 – it could be less than half that distance. The costs are exploding and the locals are revolting. We’ll see.)Īs I wrote last week, B1 is finding himself in a right-royal pickle with the slow rollout of new transmission lines. How can anyone compete with that? (OK, B2, Employment and Industrial Relations Minister, Tony Burke, may give it a crack soon. I’m sure quite a few Speccie readers agree with my assessment that B1, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, is clearly on top of the ladder of dangerous and incompetent ministers, with a clear gap between him and other contenders.Įach week he makes another dubious decision, delivers a ridiculous speech, sets out a new path of destruction.
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